The Trial of Galileo, 1612-1633

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Examines Galileo's trial as a legal event. Includes correspondence, legal documents, transcripts and excerpts from Galileo's work for critical analysis of primary sources. Includes an introduction detailing Galileo's life and work, the Council of Trent, the role of the papacy and the Roman Inquisition and gives a clear explanation of how a trial before the Inquisition would have been conducted. Each primary source begins with a headnote, questions to guide students through each source and suggested readings.More specifically to this volume, the readers for the University of Toronto Press
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The Trial of Galileo, 1612-1633

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Thomas F. Mayer, Thomas Frederick Mayer

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University of Toronto Press - 2012

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